Rocks
Another word for molten rock
Magma
The super continent we once were is called
Weathering forces
wind, water, ice
the oldest rocks are found on the ___________ of a landform
bottom
Sediments are created by:
Weathering
The top layer of the Earth which is solid with many different types of landforms.
Crust
the movement of particles from one place to another
erosion
the youngest rocks are found on the ____________ of a landform.
top
Rock layers are also called
Strata
The molten rock that tectonic plates sit atop of is located in the
Mantle
The final step, when sediments settle to form something new, a rock, a delta, etc.
deposition
What caused the continents to drift apart?
Rock made from heat and high pressure
metamorphic
At the edges of tectonic plates, we see
landforms
Water is moving sediments down a stream. The stream is muddy in appearance.
Erosion
On the edges of the Pacific plate we find:
the Ring of FIRE
Rock layers are rearranged by
tectonic forces
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past one another
transform boundary
Sediments travel down a river to form a delta.
Deposition
When two plates pull apart, we see a ____________ boundary.
divergent